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its to be able to discern, altius est, quam 
ut nos perspicere possimus_ This gar¬ 
ment is too little fur my body, arctior ves- 
tis est quam pro habitu corporis mei): 
— Too, before adjectives and adverbs, is of¬ 
ten expressed by the comparative degree; 
(as, I would not have letters written too 
affectedly, or made unintelligible by being 
scribbled over too negligently, nolo exprf- 
mi literas putidius, nolo obscurari neg- 
ligentius.—• Themistocles lived too free¬ 
ly, Themistocles liberius vivebat); but 
an ablat. is sometimes added; (as, too 
good-natured, justo facilior. — Too much, 
plus justo, plus aequo.— I love you too 
much, te nimio plus diligo): — Some 
words have this intensive force in the posi¬ 
tive (as, Iongus, brevis, serus, angus- 
tus, too long, &c. ; parum, too little) _ 
Too great, nimis magnus ; nimius. — 
To be too modest, extra or ultra modum 
verecundum esse. — Too, too, nimis 
quam, heu nimis. 
TOOL ( instrument), instrumentum (also 
collectively). — An iron tool, ferramen- 
tum, instrumentum ferreum_ Tools, 
utensilia; instrumentum; supellex.— 
Barber's tools, ferramenta tonsoria. — 
To come with or without one's tools, in- 
structum or non instructum venire. 
-IT A tool (person employed in execu¬ 
ting a design), minister, administer. — 
Base men, for reward, will be tools in exe¬ 
cuting any wickedness, infimi homines, 
merceduli adducti, ministros se prce- 
bent in quo vis scelere. — He is a poor 
or pitiful tool, homo est abjectus et vilis. 
— In hopes, if he should be chosen, of 
making Antony his tool, sperans, si de- 
signatus foret, facile se ex voluntate 
Antonio usurum, Sail. — The tool of a 
party, audacitp. aliorum minister et sa- 
teiles ; nervis alienis mobile lignum. 
TOOTH, dens. — The cheek teeth, dentes 
geuuini, molares or maxillares. — The 
eye-teeth, dentes canini_ The teeth of 
a comb, pectinis dentes or radii_ The 
teeth of a wheel, rot® dentes or denticu- 
li- — The fore teeth, dentes priores, pri- 
mores, prirni, adversi. — Gag-teeth, 
dentes exserti. — Mill-teeth, dentes mo¬ 
lares. — To breed teeth, dentio. — A 
child breeding teeth, puerulus dentiens. 
— -d breeding of teeth, dentitio. — Hav¬ 
ing teeth, dentatus, dentibus instructus; 
denticulatus. — Good, firm, strong teeth, 
boni dentes ; dentes firmi or bene hae- 
ventes. — Rotten or decayed teeth, dentes 
cavi, cavati, exesi, cariosi. — False 
teeth, dentes empti.- d row of teeth, 
ordo dentium. — To clean the teeth, 
dentes purgare ; dentes colluere. — To 
dash out the teeth, dentes excutere. — 
To deprive one of teeth, edento. — To 
draw teeth, dentes excipere, extrahere, 
eximere, evellere. — To fasten the teeth, 
dentes firmare, confirmare, stabilire.— 
To shed or lose one's teeth, dentes amit- 
tere. — He begins to shed his teeth, den¬ 
tes ei decidunt, cadunt, excidunt, de- 
fluunt. — He has lost his teeth, dentes ei 
ceciderunt, deciderunt, exciderunt, de- 
fluxerunt. — To loosen one's teeth, den¬ 
tes concutere or convellere or labefa- 
cere. — To hit one in the teeth with a 
thing or throw it in one's teeth (reproach 
one with), aliquid alicui exprobrare, ob- 
jectare, objicere- To show the teeth, 
dentes restringere. — To gnash the teeth, 
(dentibus) frendere. — What is the prop¬ 
erty of a fool ? to show his teeth when he 
cannot site, quid stulti proprium ? non 
posse, et velle nocere, Auson — To hold 
with the teeth, mordicus tenere. — dpow¬ 
der for cleansing the teeth, dentifricium. 
— That is not for my tooth, hoc non sapit 
meo palato. — He hath a lickerish tooth, 
elegans est in cibis. — A tooth-drawer, 
qui dentes extrahere solet: (the tool), 
forfex. — A tooth-pick or tooth-picker , 
dentiscalpium. — The tooth-ache, dolor 
dentium. — With tooth and nail or with 
might and main, rnanibus pedibusque, 
remis velisque, omnibus nervis. 
Toothed, dentatus, denticulatus. 
Toothi.ess, dentibus carens ; edentulus. 
— A toothless gum, gingiva inermis 
(poet.). 
To Teeth, dentio. 
TOP of a thirfg, summits with a subst., 
suimnum, subst.; vertex; culmen, ca¬ 
bmen ; fastigium- From lop to toe or' 
from top to bottom, a capite ad ealeem, 
a summo ad imum. — He is a comely 
youth, and of a just proportion from tup 
to toe, hie et candidus, et taios a vertice 
pulcher ad imos, Hor. — The top of a 
house, tecti or domus fastigium : (roof), 
tectum. — They made signs from the tops 
of the houses, ex tectis significabant. — 
of a mountain, culmen montis, vertex 
montis ; summunt jugum montis ; 
mons summus. — of a pillar, -capitulum, 
caput. — A top-knot, vitta or taenia ca¬ 
put ornans. — The top-mast, mains su¬ 
perior. — Top-sail, supparum_ Top¬ 
full, ad plenum. (See Brimfull.) — 
Top-heavy, pnegravis; temulentus; ho¬ 
mo tardi ingenii-IT a top to play 
with, turbo, trochus- To drive or whip 
a top , turbinem flagello agitare. 
To Top (strike off the top), decacumino, 
obtrunco. -IT To top or overtop, su- 
pero, superemineo. 
Topping, s. decacumiryitio, obtruncatio. 
-IT A topping (tuft), apex, crista. 
Topping (eminent), eximius, egregius: 
(gallant), nitidus, comptus, speciosus. 
— Topping man, homo dives or eximi¬ 
us. 
Topless, sine vertice. 
Sharp-topped, cacuminatus, fastigiatus. 
TOPARCH, prsfectus regionis. 
TOPE, potito, perpoto ; copiose bibere ; 
potui indulgere. 
Toper, bibax. 
Toping, perpotatio. 
TOPIC (subject of a discourse), propositio, 
piopositum ; argumentum ; positio ; 
causa. — Topics (common places), ioci 
communes. — A treatise upon Topics, 
Topica, n. pi. 
Topical, topicus. 
Topically, topice. 
TOPOGRAPIIY (description of places), 
locornm descriptio ; topographia (late). 
TOPSY-TURVY, praposteTe in verso or- 
dine. — To turn every thing topsy-turvy, 
omnia miscere; omnia sursum deor- 
sum versare. — A tumiiur topsy-turvy, 
inversio. ° J ’ 
TORCH, fax; tat da ; funale.- d little 
torch, facula. — A torch-bearer, qui fa- 
cem prafert ardentem. 
Torch-light, eollucentes faces, fax lu- 
cens. 
TORMENT, cruciatus ; tormentum ; sti¬ 
muli doioris ; supplicium ; vexatio. — 
A life of torment , vita acerbissima. 
To Torment, crucio, discrucio, excrucio, 
vexo ; afflicto, stimulo, torqueo, cruci- 
atu aliquem afficere ; molestiam alicui 
exhibere. — He torments himself at the 
misfortunes of other people, alienis malis 
laborat. — He torments himself in vain, 
sibi ipse sollieitudinem frustra sumit. 
— You are tormented by your own con¬ 
science, te conscientia stimulat maleti- 
ciorum tuorum- Pray do not torment 
yourself about those matters, rogo, ne is- 
tis te molestiis vexes. — Do you only 
forbear thus to torment yourself, tu modo 
noli te macerare, Ter. 
Tormentor, tortor, carnifex : vexator; 
homo importunus or odiosus. 
Tormenting, cruciatus, cruciamentum. 
TORPID (benumbed, stupid), torpidus, stu- 
pidus. 
Torpidness, Torpitude, torpor. 
TORRENT, torrens. — A torrent or Jlow 
of words, orationis (lumen. 
TORRID (burning hot), torridus, fervi- 
dus. 
TORSION (a racking or wrestino-), tortio. 
TORTOISE, testudo. — shell. (See Shell.) 
— To cover couches with tortoise-shell, 
laminis ex testudinum putaminibus fac- 
t.is lectos vestire; (we find also testudo 
for the shell). 
TORTUOUS (having many windings), 
tortuosus. 
Tortuosity, tortura. 
Tortive, tortilis. 
TORTURE. (See Rack) : (pain, tor¬ 
ment), cruciatus, tormentum ; carnifici- 
na. 
To Torture (vex), crucio, discrucio, ex¬ 
crucio, vexo : (put one to the torture or 
rack), aliquem torquere, excarnificare, 
in equuieum imponere or conjicere; 
tormenta alicui admovere ; aliquem ad 
qu*stionem abripere. 
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Torturing, cruciatus. 
TORY, qui veteri reip. constitutioni fa- 
vet. 
TOSS, v. (cast), jacio, conjicio ; mitto : 
(shake, heave), agito, jacto. — a ball 
from one to another , pilam datatim mit- 
tere. — To toss the neck, jactare cervi- 
cem.— toss aside or away, abjicio, 
rejicio. — back, regero, rejicio. — before, 
objicio. — down, dejicio ; disjicio, de¬ 
turbo. — in, irijicio. — over or beyond, 
trajicio. — out, ejicio, projicio. — up (as 
the sea), egero, exspuo. 
Toss, s. jactus. 
Tossing, jactatio, agitatio. 
TOTAL (whole), totus, integer, univer- 
sus. — The sum total, summa; summa 
Integra. 
Totally, penitus, prorsus, omnino. 
TOTTER, labo, vacillo, nuto, titubo; 
dubito, hiesito, (fig.). — A tottering 
house, aides ruinosa or nutantes. 
Tottering, vacillatio, nutatio, titubatio; 
dubitatio, hasitatio. 
Totteringly, titubanter. 
Tottery, vacillans ; instabilis ; vertigi- 
nosus. 
TOUCH, v. tango, attingo, contingo. — 
Touch a galled horse , and he will wince, 
conscientia mille testes. — To touch one 
another, inter se contingere; se mutuo 
tangere. — Touching one another, con- 
tiguus, continuus. — To touch or hit upon 
a matter exactly, rem acu tangere. — To 
touch to the quick, ulcus tangere; ad vi- 
vum resecare, (prop, and fig.). — To 
touch at a port as ships, appelli ad por- 
tum, ibique paullum morari. — To touch 
or play upon a harp, &c., citharH, fidi- 
bus, etc. canere. — To touch or handle, 
tracto, attrecto, contrecto. — To touch 
upon a subject, aiiquid leviter tangere, 
strictim attingere, paucis percurrere.— 
To touch or essay gold or silver, auri or 
argenti puritatis periculum facere orex~ 
perimentum capere. — To be touched or 
affected in one's brain (be disordered in 
one’s senses), mente captum esse.- 
IT To touch or concern, attingo; perti- 
nere ad ; refert. — That affair touches 
you, ea res te attingit. — So far as 
touches me, quod ad me attinet.- 
IT To touch (move or affect), moveo, com- 
moveo ; gaudio, dolore, mserore, etc. 
aliquem afficere. — He was very sensibly 
touched at that calamity, ista res magno 
et acerbo dolore ilium commovebat. 
— They were touched and much affected 
at this thing, maximeque hac re permo- 
vebantur, Cats. 
Touch, s. (the sense), tactus : (touching), 
tactio, tactus, .contactus: (a touch in 
writing or painting), ductus: (smatter- 
ing), levis artis alicujus scientia: (wit- 
ty jeer, taunt), dicterium _ He gave a 
brief touch upon every thing, omnium re¬ 
rum memoriam breviter complexus est. 
— He docs not keep touch, non preestat 
fidem. — A touch or spice of a distemper, 
morbi admonitio or parvus impetus. — 
To give one a touch or gently reflect upon 
one, facete aliquem perstringere.- 
IT A touch (essay or trial), periculum, 
experimentum ; periclitatio, molimen. 
— To have a touch at or attempt a thing, 
aliquid conari or tentare; alicujus rei 
periculum facere. 
Touch-hole, foramen per quod scintilla 
ad pulverein pyrium descendit. 
Touch-stone, lapis Lydius; basanus, 
Plin. ; coticuia. 
Touchable, tactilis. 
Touching, tactio.- d touching or han¬ 
dling, tractatio, tractatus, attrectatus. 
Touching, adj. misericordiam movens ; 
mollis; miserabilis, flebilis. 
Touching or as touching, de ; quod atti¬ 
net nr spectat ad. 
Touchy, morosus, asper, difficilis, tetri- 
cus. 
TOUGH (clammy), lentus, tenax : (hard), 
dunis, edurus : (difficult), difficilis, ar- 
duus, gravis: (stout), fortis, strenuus, 
animosus, intrepidus, gnavus, impiger, 
promptus manu. 
Toughly (clammily), lente, tenaciter: 
(stoutly), fortiter, strenue, animose, in- 
trepide, gnaviter, impigre. 
Toughness ( clamminess ), lentor, tenaci- 
tas : (hardness), duritia, durities, firmh 
tas: (difficulty), difficultas : ( stoutness ), 
